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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Rick Drew (ranked 24434 p4p, 24971 weight class) and Hazard Bleak (ranked 490 p4p, 486 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hazard Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drew misses with a wild body shot.
Bleak tries to land a front kick but Drew steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bleak throws a big shot that misses.
Drew feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Drew there.
Drew throws a low kick but Bleak moves out of range easily.
Bleak was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bleak blocks a low kick nicely.
Bleak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drew. Drew obviously looking to wear him down.
Bleak lands a nice hook to Drew's body. Drew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drew takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Rick Drew has been cut.
Drew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drew throws a hook to the side of Bleak's head but Bleak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bleak misses with a straight right.
Drew scoring well with a low kick there.
Bleak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Bleak backs away, Drew returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hazard Bleak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak tries to work over Drew's front leg with a kick but Drew checks it.
Bleak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleak throws a front kick aimed at Drew's knee but Drew avoids it well.
Drew quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bleak punishes Drew's body with a nice straight punch.
Drew moves out of range of the leg kick from Bleak.
We've been told by Drew's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bleak looks to land a combination but Drew avoids it well.
Drew quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Drew throws a series of punches but Bleak avoids them all with ease.
Drew avoids the body shot from Bleak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew checks a low kick from Bleak.
Drew wants to slow Bleak down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Bleak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drew on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Drew bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bleak.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drew.
Bleak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drew moves away.
And Drew counters with a quick kick to the body but Bleak blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drew takes the fight into the clinch.
Drew has a couple of punches blocked by Bleak.
Drew blocking some punches.
Bleak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bleak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bleak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Drew.
Bleak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drew misses with a body punch.
Drew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bleak misses with a punch on the inside.
Bleak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bleak struggles to land a body shot inside as Drew controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bleak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drew.
Bleak prevents Drew from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bleak.
Bleak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drew misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Bleak.
Bleak swings wildly with an uppercut but Drew uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bleak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drew blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bleak.
Bleak has a couple of punches blocked by Drew.
Drew blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bleak.
Bleak lands a left hand.
Bleak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bleak blocking some punches.
Bleak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drew misses with the head strike.
Drew struggles to land a body shot inside as Bleak controls his hands.
A short right from Bleak.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hazard Bleak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Drew's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drew throws a body punch but Bleak moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Drew.
Bleak blocks a head kick by Drew.
Drew throws a leg kick but Bleak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bleak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drew lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bleak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bleak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bleak misses the shot to the body.
Drew swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bleak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drew misses with a wild body shot.
Bleak throws a jab but it's blocked by Drew.
It looked like Drew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A clash of legs there as Drew blocks the low kick.
Bleak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drew is out of range and Bleak settles back down.
Drew throws a body shot but no joy.
Drew will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bleak misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak scores with a leg kick.
Bleak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drew.
Bleak checks a low kick from Drew.
Bleak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drew throws a looping overhand right but Bleak ducks down to avoid it.
Drew avoids the body shot from Bleak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak throws a chopping leg kick but Drew manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew tries to score with a low kick but Bleak moves his leg out of the way.
Drew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drew looks for the body kick but Bleak saw that one coming.
Bleak looks to throw the jab but Drew is out of range.
Bleak throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Drew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bleak misses with a straight right.
Drew throws a counter high kick but Bleak was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bleak throws an overhand right that lands on Drew's shoulder, as Drew tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Drew.
A big left from Bleak misses.
Drew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Drew throws a leg kick but Bleak moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bleak.
Drew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bleak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drew throws a low kick but Bleak moves out of range easily.
Drew throws a push kick but Bleak slaps the foot to one side.
Drew blocks a jab.
Drew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bleak lands with a nice body punch.
Bleak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drew blocks a jab.
Bleak misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drew does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bleak looks to land a left hand but Drew moved out of range nicely.
Drew thinks about countering with a head kick.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Bleak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drew throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bleak.
Hazard Bleak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drew defending well as Bleak loads up on a big left hand.
Drew misses the shot to the body.
Bleak throws a hook but Drew avoids it easily.
Bleak misses with an uppercut. Drew saw that one coming.
Drew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from Drew.
Drew slips under a jab.
Good work by Drew as he checks the leg kick.
Bleak lands a slapping body shot.
Drew digs a good body shot into Bleak's ribs.
Drew is looking to wear down Bleak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bleak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bleak. That's going to slow Drew down.
Drew looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bleak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Bleak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hazard Bleak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Drew's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bleak blocks a leg kick.
Bleak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drew has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bleak lands a nice hook to Drew's body. Drew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drew tries to work over Bleak's front leg with a kick but Bleak checks it.
Drew tries to clinch there but Bleak circles away.
Bleak slips a straight right by Drew.
A low kick lands for Bleak.
Drew throws a body kick that misses.
Bleak checks a leg kick.
Bleak does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drew fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drew looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drew throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bleak tries a quick counter leg kick but Drew is wise to it.
Bleak throws a big shot that misses.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Bleak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak looks to score with a jab to the body but Drew is just out of range.
Hazard Bleak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Bleak blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew with a nice calf kick.
Drew walks into a left hand.
Bleak blocks a leg kick.
Bleak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drew is out of range.
Bleak lands with a hook. Drew tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bleak throws a leg kick but Drew checks it.
Bleak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Drew has Bleak up against the ropes in a clinch.
Drew working aggressively here.
Drew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bleak has a couple of punches blocked by Drew.
Drew is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Drew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drew tries to throw a body punch but Bleak avoids it by throwing Drew back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew tries a body shot but Bleak blocks it.
Drew lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Bleak on the inside.
Drew can't find room to land a body shot as Bleak controls the action.
Hazard Bleak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bleak lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drew tries to throw a body punch but Bleak avoids it by throwing Drew back against the ropes.
Drew tries a body shot but Bleak blocks it.
Drew misses with some punches.
Drew misses with a punch to the body.
Drew tries to throw a body punch but Bleak avoids it by throwing Drew back against the ropes.
Drew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drew misses with some punches.
Drew prevents a body shot from Bleak.
Rick Drew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hazard Bleak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bleak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hazard Bleak!
After winning the bout, Hazard Bleak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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